Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)
Chris DeFrancesco has been writing for UConn Health since 2007. He is a proud graduate of UConn’s journalism program. As an undergraduate in Storrs he was one of the play-by-play voices of UConn men’s and women’s basketball on WHUS-FM, a writer for the Daily Campus, and a campus shuttle bus driver. He’s been a freelance writer, editor of two weekly newspapers (Bloomfield Journal and Windsor Locks Journal), and most notably a reporter and anchor on WTIC NewsTalk 1080. He is a four-time winner of the Connecticut Associated Press Broadcasters Association Walt Dibble Award for Personal Excellence in Radio. Chris also is an elected officer in his union (UHP Local 3837) and serves on the board of the Newington Children’s Theatre Company, Connecticut’s longest-running youth theatre program. He lives in Newington with his wife, Caroline, daughter, Audrey, and their dogs, Spot and Alex.
Author Archive
American Urology Association Honors Dr. Peter Albertsen
UConn Health’s Urology Division chief accepts Distinguished Contribution Award
May 23, 2024 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)
UConn Health Marks Clinical Trials Day
1st randomized clinical trial predates American Revolution
May 17, 2024 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)
A Reflection on Asian Culture
UConn Health Pharmacist Tiana Tran shares an essay for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
May 14, 2024 | Tiana Tran
Lily Zhong’s American Geriatrics Society Award ‘Unprecedented’
2nd straight year a UConn medical student wins Edward Henderson Student Award
May 8, 2024 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)
UConn Health Celebrates Its 1,000+ Nurses
6 chosen from among more than 30 nominees for 2024 Nightingale Awards
May 6, 2024 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)
‘I Still Have Something to Offer This World’
UConn Health celebrates its volunteers
April 25, 2024 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)
Podcast: Bilingual Tool to Spot Signs of MS Earlier
UConn Health Multiple Sclerosis Center director: Overcoming cultural barriers can greatly improve patients' trajectory
March 27, 2024 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)
National Honor for UConn Health’s Dr. Mario Fahed
American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry 2024 Educator of the Year
March 25, 2024 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)
UConn Health’s Chief Neurosurgeon Helps Rewrite Stroke Care Guidelines
Dr. Ketan Bulsara says more stroke patients qualify for life-saving thrombectomy
March 11, 2024 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)
Making Early Signs of Multiple Sclerosis ‘VISIBL’
UConn Health’s MS director works with medical students to create 1st bilingual tool to help overcome cultural barriers
March 7, 2024 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)